I think there are just some people bees dislike for certain reasons. I had a 
neighbor many years ago (before varroa) that could hardly get out of his car 
and the bees would be at him. My bees were not near his driveway or yard so 
I could not believe it was my bees also they where very gentle I thought he 
had a ground wasp nest near the driveway. So I asked him to shower, put on 
clean clothes, no aftershave or any thing with scent and come down to see 
the hives. He got to the house and we got about ten steps from the back door 
and about four bees got on his ear stinging him. We where not even close to 
the hives. I moved the hives quickly out of my yard, he missed several days 
of work.

Moved since then and no problems with bees disliking neighbors.  But last 
year every time I opened my mouth any where near a bee hive with out a 
helmet on a bees few in it. They did not sting me in the mouth but my lip 
would get stung spitting them out. This went on for about 3 months. Then I 
had a dentist appointment for my regular check up with x-rays and was told I 
had an abscess tooth. I never had any pain or indication that I had an 
abscess tooth. Got it fixed and have not had a bee go in my mouth since. My 
husband never told me I had bad breath when I had the abscess tooth but I 
guess the bees did. So as to what provokes bees, it could be anything.

Karen T-K
Maine 

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